Improvement in invertible troughs



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Letters Patent No. 111,529, dated February 7, 1871.

'IMPROVEMENT kN INVERTIBLE TROUGHS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makmg part of the same.

I, FRANCIS J. GoLDsMI'rH, of Ooncordfin the county of Lake and State of Ohio,I have invented certain Improvements in Invertible 'lroughs, of which the following is a specification.

Natn'e and Objects of my Invention.

' My invention relates to anl improvement in invertible troughs, aiming at economy and simplicity Of construction.

The journals O that suspend the trough are flattened ou. the lower bearing surface, which keeps the trough from revolving when it is full of water or other contents the upper surface of the journals are 'also flattened, to retain the -trough in'an inverted posit-ion when it may be necessary to do so.

fit in inverting the trough is plainly seen; after using, it can be inverted to prevent the trough from freezor iilling with snow also, in the hot "sun it keeps its interior from checking.

Description of Drawing. Figure I is a perspective view of trough in position, and embodies my invention.

Figure II, end view, showing the trough in an inverted position. v j

Figure III, end view, showing the trough in its position when in use.

AC attached to each end.

Figure IIII shows the ilattened journal (l at the end'of the trough.

General Description.

A, Iig. I, is a trough, having the flattened journals Said journals are shown in position in figs. 1I, and III, in detail drawing, the dotted lines showingthe top of the sulmorting-posts D. The journals maybe made of' hard \vood,'or metal,

' convenient. The journals are supported Ou the top of the pos'ts B, which are set in the ground at eaoh end of the trough. The top of the posts are out square, to forni a level bearing for the journals C to rest on. The pins (Zal l hold the journals in position, and prevent them from sliding out of place. The trough is inverted by the hand-pin e, which is driven into the side of the trough near its end.

l claim as my inventionrlhe invertible trough A, said trough having the atteued journals CC on each end, substantially as and for the'pnrpose hereinbefore set forth.

FRANCIS J. GOLDSMTIL YWitnesses:

WILLIAM PETTINGELL, JOHN W. TYLER. 

